Tesla Takedown Protest problematic cop…

As I was walking to the protest through the community off of Nesconset highway, there was a cop stationed close to the highway on foot.

A car had pulled up next to him and they were asking where they can park for the protest. I distinctly heard the cop say “my advice to you is to go home, otherwise you’ll get a ticket for parking illegally.” It’s entirely possible I missed some of the context, but that’s what the cop said, which seems very shady.

People were parked on the side of public roads. There were no signs indicating no parking. I’ve parked there twice already and never got a ticket, nor seen or heard of anyone else getting a ticket.

Has anyone else ran into any issues like this?

For the most part, the cops have been respectful and accommodating from my experience. I was surprised to witness this.